Boston's Tower Of Filthy Snow Finally Melts Away

Boston Snow Farm Melt, March 27 - July 6, 2015

From YouTube: At its peak, March 27, 2015, the Boston Snow Farm was about 70 feet tall. April and May brought lower temps than normal and very little rain so the snow took an unusually long time to melt. Here is the result.

From YouTube: At its peak, March 27, 2015, the Boston Snow Farm was about 70 feet tall. April and May brought lower temps than normal and very little rain so the snow took an unusually long time to melt. Here is the result.

Associated Press

Boston's massive snow tower has finally melted

BOSTON (AP) - The last of Boston's winter nightmare has finally melted away.

Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday that Boston's once-massive pile of filthy snow has officially dwindled to nothing. The pile accumulated into a 75-foot tower of snow after a record-breaking winter that dumped more than 110 inches on the city.

The mound made Bostonians shiver into the summer, but not because of the temperature: It was laden more than 80 tons of garbage, transforming it into a repulsive trash heap as the snow melted. Officials say two snowstorms struck after residents put their trash out, and it got swept up by plows.

The persistent pile prompted Walsh to hold a contest for who could guess when it would melt. He'll announce the winners Wednesday.

With summer in full swing and temperatures flirting with the 90s, the epic winter has seemed like a distant bad dream to many Bostonians. Others had speculated - and not happily - that the messy mound might last until Labor Day.

Boston Snow Pile

Elise Amendola / Associated Press

Debris covers a lingering snow pile, amassed during the record-setting winter, Thursday, May 28, 2015, the Seaport District in Boston. The 75-foot-high snow mound has been reduced to a three-story pile of dirt and trash, including bicycles, traffic cones and even half a $5 bill, that remains encrusted in solid ice. Crews have been working for six weeks to clean away the trash as it breaks free from the mound. So far, they have pulled 85 tons of debris from the pile.

Debris covers a lingering snow pile, amassed during the record-setting winter, Thursday, May 28, 2015, the Seaport District in Boston. The 75-foot-high snow mound has been reduced to a three-story pile of dirt and trash, including bicycles, traffic cones and even half a $5 bill, that remains encrusted in solid ice. Crews have been working for six weeks to clean away the trash as it breaks free from the mound. So far, they have pulled 85 tons of debris from the pile.